Survey Data
Reg No
13303017
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Bridge
In Use As
Bridge
Date
1855 - 1860
Coordinates
211208, 279977
Date Recorded
12/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Single-arched rail bridge carrying road over the Dublin to Sligo railway line, built c. 1857. Segmental-headed arch with rock-faced limestone voussoirs. Constructed of coursed/snecked rock-faced limestone with rock-faced limestone coping over parapets. Located to the north of Newtown-Forbes Railway Station (13303018) and to the northeast of Newtown-Forbes.
Appraisal
This railway bridge retains its early form and character. The use of rock-faced limestone accentuates its imposing form and its construction is typical of mid-to-late nineteenth-century railway engineering/architecture in Ireland. It was originally built by the Midland and Great Western Railway Company to serve the Mullingar to Sligo line, which reached as far as Longford Town in 1855 and was completed in 1862. It forms part of a group of structures related with Newtown-Forbes Railway Station (13303018) and it represents an integral component of the architectural and industrial heritage of County Longford.